Tag: Gifts
Watch people discover their gifts
Colleen Croxall invites us to lean into the theme of this year’s Laity Sunday by thinking of ways to encourage others to live out the gifts God has given them.
Gates had gifts and so do you
How did Gates Brown make it to the major leagues as a Detroit Tiger? Pastor Scott Sherrill tells the story.
Happy Birthday, Church!
This year the church celebrates Pentecost, the 50th day after Easter, on May 23. It’s a time to claim and live out the spiritual gifts God has given.
A lawyer with a gift
At age five, he dressed up as a lawyer for career day. Today Andy Vorbrich dons his suit as an attorney in Kalamazoo and chancellor of The Michigan Conference.
AC 2020 is a time for giving
Haitian Assets for Peace International, the Bishop Judith Craig Children’s Village, and Michigan Disaster Response are the 2020 recipients of Annual Conference giving.
Rural parishes are a gift
Allen Stanton says, “Rural churches are places where people ask serious questions, explore their faith and seek to live it out in meaningful ways.”
Acting as the Body of Christ
Laura Witkowski, celebrates the way churches are adapting creatively to the challenges of the pandemic and calls for strengthening connection as the Body of Christ.
Liberia hit by COVID-19 and hunger
Michigan’s covenant partners in Liberia have undertaken an Anti-COVID-19 campaign. Assistance is needed in their efforts to raise awareness, distribute supplies, and provide food.
UMCOR Sunday? Why support it?
At least 25 are dead after tornadoes struck mid-Tennessee Monday night, March 2. UMCOR is funding relief efforts in partnership with the annual conference leadership.
Your gifts made a difference!
The EngageMI Fundraising Challenge raised $30,119 from 309 donors in three weeks. An additional $13,000 in prizes were awarded. Thank you for your gifts!